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To chew or not to chew: fecal particle size in herbivorous reptiles and mammals [PDF]
, 2010 A major difference between reptile and mammalian herbivores is that the former do not masticate their food. Actually, food particle size reduction by chewing is usually considered one of the adaptations facilitating the higher metabolic rates of mammals.
Barboza +53 more
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A new dwarf Agama (Sauria: Agamidae) from Ethiopia
Breviora, 2011 Abstract A new dwarf lizard of the genus Agama Daudin, 1802 (Sauria: Agamidae), is described from central Ethiopia. This dwarf agama (< 59 mm snout–vent length [SVL]) was compared with other dwarf congeners (< 65 mm SVL) in West, Central, and East Africa and to medium-sized agamas (< 92 mm SVL) occurring in the Horn of Africa.
Philipp Wagner, Aaron Bauer
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Ecological Solutions and Evidence, Volume 6, Issue 2, April–June 2025.When comparing the diets of native and invasive predator species in semi‐arid Australia, we found that native apex dingoes primarily consume large kangaroos, wallabies and emus, whereas invasive cats and foxes consume smaller prey groups, including 8–9 times the volume of threatened and vulnerable native mammals.
Rachel T. Mason +4 more
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Catálogo de los anfibios y escamosos plio-pleistocenos de España del Museu de Geologia de Barcelona [PDF]
, 2006 The present catalogue represents the first attempt to list the Plio-Pleistocene herpetofaunal material deposited in the Museu de Geologia de Barcelona and providing from 14 Spanish localities (8 from Catalonia, 3 from Castellón, 2 from Granada and 1 from
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Austral Ecology, Volume 50, Issue 3, March 2025.ABSTRACT Habitat loss and fragmentation are leading threats to biodiversity and have been implicated in population declines worldwide. In agricultural landscapes where natural habitat has been extensively modified, remnant patches can preserve species richness and diversity.
Lucy J. Wright +5 more
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BMC Evolutionary Biology, 2019 Background Morphological diversity among closely related animals can be the result of differing growth patterns. The Australian radiation of agamid lizards (Amphibolurinae) exhibits great ecological and morphological diversity, which they have achieved ...
Jaimi A. Gray +3 more
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Sexual Dimorphism, Female Reproductive Characteristics and Egg Incubation in an Oviparous Forest Skink (Sphenomorphus incognitus) from South China [PDF]
, 2018 We studied sexual dimorphism and female reproduction in an oviparous forest skink (Sphenomorphus incognitus) from South China. We incubated eggs under five thermal regimes (22, 25, 28, 25 ± 3 and 27 ± 5 °C) to examine the effects of constant versus ...
Cuntong ZHOU +5 more
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Diversity and Distributions, Volume 31, Issue 3, March 2025.ABSTRACT Aim Macroscale biodiversity inferences are critical for spatial conservation planning, yet they are affected by the limitations of global datasets and the paucity of genetic data. In this study, we conducted a comprehensive sampling campaign and explored how biodiversity shortfalls impact spatial diversity metrics across a mid‐altitude desert ...
André Vicente Liz +10 more
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Diversity, 2019 Because biological invasions can cause many negative impacts, accurate predictions are necessary for implementing effective restrictions aimed at specific high-risk taxa.
Oldřich Kopecký +9 more
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Biodiversity in a forest island: reptiles and amphibians of the West African Togo Hills [PDF]
, 2006 Our recent surveys of the herpetological diversity of the West African Togo Hills documented a total of 65 reptile and amphibian species, making Kyabobo National Park one of the most diverse sites surveyed in Ghana.
Diaz, Raul E. +5 more
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